Animal Farm: Reading Comprehension, Chapter 6
Multiple choice:
1. Why is the windmill difficult to build?
a. The animals are not working hard enough.
b. Snowball is trying to slow them down.
c. The stones are large and the weather is bad.
2. When something is “voluntary” you
a. must do it.
c. must not do it
b. do it if you want to.
3. What happens if the animals do not complete the
voluntary work?
a. They are not allowed to attend the Sunday
meetings.
b. Half of their food is taken away.
c. They must apologize.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Written response:
How does Squealer explain that it is not against the
Seven Commandments for the pigs to sleep in beds?
a. There is no rule that mentions beds.
b. Pigs do not need to follow the rules.
c. The rule is against sheets, not beds.
What does Squealer say about the meaning of “bed”?
a. Anything to sleep on, like a pile of straw, is
actually a bed.
b. Animals do not need to worry about definitions
because the word “bed” was invented by man.
c. A bed is only a bed if you use blankets.
Why can’t animals remember their resolutions?
a. There are too many to remember.
b. The humans try to confuse them.
c. No one has their own written copy.
Who does Napoleon blame for the destruction of the
windmill?
a. Mr. Jones b. Boxer
c. Snowball
8. What does Napoleon decide to do in order to get supplies for the windmill?
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9. Why do the humans hate Animal Farm? Why do they respect it?
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10. How have the Seven Commandments changed?
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Animal Farm: Reading Comprehension, Chapter 6
Multiple choice:
1. Why is the windmill difficult to build?
a. The animals are not working hard enough.
b. Snowball is trying to slow them down.
c. The stones are large and the weather is bad.
2. When something is “voluntary” you
a. must do it.
c. must not do it
b. do it if you want to.
3. What happens if the animals do not complete the
voluntary work?
a. They are not allowed to attend the Sunday
meetings.
b. Half of their food is taken away.
c. They must apologize.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Written response:
How does Squealer explain that it is not against the
Seven Commandments for the pigs to sleep in beds?
a. There is no rule that mentions beds.
b. Pigs do not need to follow the rules.
c. The rule is against sheets, not beds.
What does Squealer say about the meaning of “bed”?
a. Anything to sleep on, like a pile of straw, is
actually a bed.
b. Animals do not need to worry about definitions
because the word “bed” was invented by man.
c. A bed is only a bed if you use blankets.
Why can’t animals remember their resolutions?
a. There are too many to remember.
b. The humans try to confuse them.
c. No one has their own written copy.
Who does Napoleon blame for the destruction of the
windmill?
a. Mr. Jones b. Boxer
c. Snowball
8. What does Napoleon decide to do in order to get supplies for the windmill?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Why do the humans hate Animal Farm? Why do they respect it?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. How have the Seven Commandments changed?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________